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Creston Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

Creston, Iowa · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

2,729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.94/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 573 lb · 286 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.02/cwt +12.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 662 lb · 276 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.95/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 625 lb · 261 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,729 1,762 1,336
Feeder cattle 2,729 1,762 1,336

Market comments — USDA reporter

Quality ran deep on the new crop spring calf offering for the active demand. 400 -500 pounds steers and heifers ran 2-4 higher than the 11-02-2022 auction results. 800 pound yearling steers were steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 201.00 $201.00 $695 —
350 unweaned 350 8 229.00 $229.00 $802 —
350–362 357 7 212.50–220.00 $215.65 $770 —
426 unweaned 426 5 221.00 $221.00 $941 +3.33
402–437 430 38 199.00–235.00 $207.04 $890 +16.04
450–493 465 45 197.00–213.00 $204.23 $950 +0.60
470–496 unweaned 477 49 196.00–209.00 $205.42 $980 —
502–547 529 85 187.00–209.00 $199.76 $1,057 +3.55
501–547 unweaned 532 63 194.00–206.00 $200.14 $1,065 -8.56
544 fancy 544 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,153 —
550–590 unweaned 571 89 185.00–208.00 $193.09 $1,103 +10.55
553–587 573 138 180.00–197.50 $191.48 $1,097 +2.66
608–643 unweaned 622 95 185.75–190.50 $187.73 $1,168 -1.63
608–649 627 166 175.00–191.50 $186.51 $1,169 +5.42
651–682 unweaned 657 94 175.50–185.75 $182.54 $1,199 +15.04
650–690 664 182 172.00–189.00 $186.30 $1,237 +10.45
707–720 unweaned 718 78 168.00–185.00 $180.85 $1,299 +20.48
701–745 723 57 177.25–186.00 $180.34 $1,304 +7.50
758–782 770 10 171.50–176.00 $173.79 $1,338 -2.21
820–844 829 14 167.00–168.00 $167.36 $1,387 -13.80
844 unweaned 844 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,300 —
853–855 855 72 169.00–175.00 $174.50 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–438 428 10 195.00–196.00 $195.49 $837 —
477 unweaned 477 4 187.00 $187.00 $892 —
484 484 9 182.00 $182.00 $881 +44.50
512–541 532 17 176.00–181.00 $177.41 $944 +4.41
558–596 unweaned 574 12 167.00–183.00 $173.92 $998 —
640–644 643 10 163.00–165.00 $163.60 $1,052 —
746 unweaned 746 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,194 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–336 328 6 176.00–180.00 $178.05 $584 —
397 397 7 170.00 $170.00 $675 -5.00
403–446 426 76 162.50–178.00 $170.04 $724 -9.96
404–448 unweaned 431 27 165.00–173.50 $170.94 $737 -16.66
452–496 unweaned 470 20 165.00–176.00 $170.04 $799 +4.00
452–496 474 156 160.00–180.25 $173.75 $824 -3.05
500–546 unweaned 524 105 163.75–172.25 $168.96 $885 +10.12
500–548 528 81 170.00–181.00 $175.62 $927 +9.45
550–596 570 163 159.00–176.00 $169.32 $965 +1.10
561–591 unweaned 578 123 155.00–169.00 $166.10 $960 +12.34
610–626 615 46 155.00–175.00 $166.29 $1,023 +3.49
612–644 unweaned 628 89 159.00–168.25 $164.39 $1,032 -0.67
660–680 672 34 178.00–191.25 $183.36 $1,232 +30.41
657–680 unweaned 676 25 152.50–157.00 $156.30 $1,057 +5.17
715–733 717 26 155.00–169.75 $168.01 $1,205 +11.01
812 812 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,218 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 152.50 $152.50 $633 —
496 496 3 152.00 $152.00 $754 —
650 650 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.